alexusmai laravel-file-manager is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the unzip/extraction functionalityGHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc
CRITICALGHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in alexusmai/laravel-file-manager. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
alexusmai laravel-file-manager 3.3.1 and below is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The unzip/extraction functionality improperly allows archive contents to be written to arbitrary locations on the filesystem due to insufficient validation of extraction paths.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | alexusmai/laravel-file-manager | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
laravel file manageralexusmaiDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for alexusmai/laravel-file-manager, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of alexusmai/laravel-file-manager for GHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc in your dependencies?
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